ABC has done very well with their political drama, Scandal. Will Madam Secretary be a similar ratings hit for CBS? Will it be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled? Stay tuned.
On Madam Secretary, former CIA analyst Elizabeth McCord (Tèa Leoni) returns to public life after being recruited by the President (Keith Carradine) to become the new Secretary of State. The rest of the cast includes Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Tim Daly, Katherine Herzer, and Evan Roe.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
1/12 update: Madam Secretary and two other shows have been renewed for a second season by CBS.
Final season averages: 1.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.82 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a couple weeks later.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Madam Secretary TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for season two?
Love this show. Please renew. Fabulous acting from Tea, Tim and Bebe.
Tea has done a great job producing too.
Please do not cancel Madam Secretary. It is a very good show and my family and I enjoy watching it. It is smart and funny.
Madam Secretary is ok-not great; she is portrayed as smart, but flighty-her scenes w/her family are so fake;
I like the show very much, it is not violent nor with sex scene. Now adays it is hard to have a family show. I hope it will return this Sunday.
I hope this show is renewed. I find it entertaining & thought provoking. Interesting issues brought up at work & home.
I look forward to Madam Secretary every week; love Tea Leoni, her combination of traditional mother, moral person, and tough and compassionate secretary of state. I am entremely disappointed that program is not on the air at the present. To CBS: stay with it.
I never watch CBS , but this time is just to watch Madam Secretary love it; superb acting..
Please RENEW!!!! A fan from Vancouver!!! This is good TV for me!!
If they don’t renew Madam Secretary then they don’t know good t.v. viewing
Family of 5, ages 25-62, we all look forward to Madam Secretary! Glad to hear it’s bern renewed. We need more smart TV like this!
My husband and I hardly watch TV Series shows but we Loved Madam Secretary for its content, acting, script, subject matter and the cast. Looking forward to Season 2.
Awesome, Intelligent! Good balance between work professionals and home life in maintaining family values. A must see tv.
RENEW! We watch the show religiously, and if we can’t be hoe, we record it. Intelligent show. Much more engaging than all those stupid so-called “reality” shows.
Love the show my favorite on tv look forward to it every su
This is the best show on TV. It holds my attention from the beginning to the end – love Tea Leoni and really everyone in the cast. The kids are a little obnoxious but it’s interesting to see how they work out the family life vs her work life. And I like to see how she and her husband work on particular family issues. A Very smart show! PLEASE renew it for a 2nd [and 3rd] season!